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Shambhu Singh Yadav appointed as Deputy Lokayukta of UP

Shambhu Singh Yadav appointed as Deputy Lokayukta of UP

Shambhu Singh Yadav, a retired IAS officer and secretary to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was appointed as the Deputy Lokayukta of the state.

Shambhu Singh Yadav is a 1997-batch IAS officer. He served as special secretary to former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav government in 2003 and also Akhilesh yadav’s secretary since 2012. UP governor Ram Naik appointed Shambhu Singh Yadav as the new Deputy Lokayukta (Up-Lokayukta) of the state following the retirement of Swatantra Singh in 2015.